Personal profile
Research interests
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Semantics
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Linguistic typology
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Multilingualism
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Language development
PhD project
A study of motion expression in Lhasa Tibetan
Supervisors:
Professor Eva Schultze-Berndt & Professor Maj-Britt Mosegaard Hansen
Details of education/academic qualifications:
- Master of Arts (2022)
Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, English Language and Literature, School of English and International Studies, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, CN
Project title: A cognitive linguistic analysis of the conceptual metaphors in the Tibetan proverbs in King Gesar
- Bachelor of Arts (2019)
English Language and Literature, School of Foreign Languages and Literature, Southwest Minzu University (previously known as Southwest University for Nationalities), Chengdu, CN
Project title: An analysis of color and graphic composition in Tibetan Thang-ka: From the perspective of multimodal metaphor
Activities and esteem:
Presentations
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“An analysis of color and graphic composition in Tibetan Thang-ka: From the perspective of multimodal metaphor.” The 8th Symposium on Cognitive Neurolinguistics in China, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing CN, November 2019.
- “An investigation into the metaphoric competence of advanced Chinese EFL learners at different levels in argumentative writings: Focusing on grammatical metaphor and conceptual metaphor.” The 20th China International Forum on Cognitive Linguistics (CIFCL-20), Beihang University, Beijing CN, May 2021.
- "A study of boundary-crossing motion expression in Lhasa Tibetan." 58th International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages and Linguistics (ICSTLL 58), University of Bern, Bern Switzerland, September 2025.
Posters
- “A Cognitive Linguistic Analysis of the Conceptual Metaphors in the Tibetan Proverbs in King Gesar.” The 15th Newcastle & Northumbria Postgraduate Conference in Language and Linguistics (NNPCiLL), Northumbria University, Newcastle UK, March 2024.
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"Pragmatic shifts in the translation of requesting strategies: A case study of The Song of King Gesar." School of Environment, Education and Development (SEED) PGR Conference 2024, The University of Manchester, Manchester UK, May 2024.
Others
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Organising Committee for the Manchester Forum in Linguistics 2024
- Organising Committee for the Manchester Forum in Linguistics 2025 (lead organizer)
Prizes and awards
- 2025 SALC Conference Fund -£600
- 2024-2025 SALC Fieldwork Travel Fund -£2,500
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2023 SALC Studentship +3.5 PhD award ~£128,177
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2021 P.R.C National Scholarship for Postgraduate Students -¥20,000 (~£2,236)
Education/Academic qualification
Master of Arts, Beijing Foreign Studies University
31 Aug 2019 → 30 Jun 2022
Award Date: 15 Jun 2022
Bachelor of Arts, Southwest Minzu University
9 Sept 2015 → 26 Jun 2019
Award Date: 26 Jun 2019
Areas of expertise
- P Philology. Linguistics
- Typology
- Multilingualism
- Semantic cognition
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